Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
ARETHA FRANKLINGospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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I’ve been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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